Living forever comes with a cost. Co-starring the late, great Christopher Lee, The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in March from Kino Lorber, and we have the film's official list of special features and a look at the cover art.
From Kino Lorber Studio Classics: "Coming March 14th on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
• Interview with critic and novelist Kim Newman (17:09)
• Interview with author and historian Jonathan Rigby (16:52)
• Trailer Gallery"
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "Dr. Georges Bonnet has figured out a way to live forever. All he needs are the glands of some very unwilling donors! Anton Diffring stars as the mad doctor in this chilling Hammer Horror classic. As he struggles against the inevitable icy grip of death, the doctor begins a descent into...
From Kino Lorber Studio Classics: "Coming March 14th on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
• Interview with critic and novelist Kim Newman (17:09)
• Interview with author and historian Jonathan Rigby (16:52)
• Trailer Gallery"
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "Dr. Georges Bonnet has figured out a way to live forever. All he needs are the glands of some very unwilling donors! Anton Diffring stars as the mad doctor in this chilling Hammer Horror classic. As he struggles against the inevitable icy grip of death, the doctor begins a descent into...
- 12/23/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff, Miles Malleson, Ewen Solon, John Le Mesurier, Helen Goss, Sam Kydd, Michael Hawkins, Judi Moyens, Michael Mulcaster | Written by Peter Bryan | Directed by Terence Fisher
I’ve always been a Sherlock Holmes fan, and my horror leanings turned me to The Hound of the Baskervilles, a story I grew to love. It is evident by all different movies based on the tale and their popularity, that I’m not the only one. One of the best has to be Hammer’s with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes. This is why when Arrow Video revealed their Blu-ray release I looked forward to seeing it, especially with the amount of behind the scenes material on the disc.
When Charles Baskerville is found slain on Dartmoor, the next in line Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee) inherits the estate, and...
I’ve always been a Sherlock Holmes fan, and my horror leanings turned me to The Hound of the Baskervilles, a story I grew to love. It is evident by all different movies based on the tale and their popularity, that I’m not the only one. One of the best has to be Hammer’s with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes. This is why when Arrow Video revealed their Blu-ray release I looked forward to seeing it, especially with the amount of behind the scenes material on the disc.
When Charles Baskerville is found slain on Dartmoor, the next in line Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee) inherits the estate, and...
- 6/3/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Peter Capaldi chats to us about 2014's Doctor Who Christmas Special, Last Christmas, "one of the scariest ones" they've done...
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Last Christmas, sees a first for the series as the Doctor comes face-to-face with the one and only Santa Claus, played by Nick Frost. We joined a small group of reporters a few weeks ago to catch up with the Doctor himself, the wonderful Peter Capaldi, to find out his thoughts on the special, Nick Frost, The Masque Of Mandragora and much more...
So tell us about this year’s Christmas special...
I think it’s a great episode. It’s very clever, because it’s both incredibly festive and jolly and it’s quite terrifying. It’s one of the scariest ones we’ve done, but it’s also one of the happiest. Santa basically appears on Clara Oswald’s roof with his elves,...
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Last Christmas, sees a first for the series as the Doctor comes face-to-face with the one and only Santa Claus, played by Nick Frost. We joined a small group of reporters a few weeks ago to catch up with the Doctor himself, the wonderful Peter Capaldi, to find out his thoughts on the special, Nick Frost, The Masque Of Mandragora and much more...
So tell us about this year’s Christmas special...
I think it’s a great episode. It’s very clever, because it’s both incredibly festive and jolly and it’s quite terrifying. It’s one of the scariest ones we’ve done, but it’s also one of the happiest. Santa basically appears on Clara Oswald’s roof with his elves,...
- 12/7/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Heartfelt letters, fanzine articles, even a campaign to run the Official Doctor Who Fan Club - yes, it's fair to say that Peter Capaldi is a full-fledged, card-carrying Whovian.
But has his enthusiasm for the iconic BBC sci-fi series been dented by long night shoots, endless promotion and all the attention that comes with playing the Doctor?
Not a bit of it. When Digital Spy and other press recently sat down with Capaldi, we discovered that he's as big a fan of Doctor Who as ever - and here's the proof.
Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who's Christmas: 'It's festive and terrifying'
He wants classic monsters to make a comeback...
"I'd quite like the Axons to show up again, but done with our modern CGI and the make-up techniques that we now have available to us. I loved them - with the BAFTA award face, that then turned into the...
But has his enthusiasm for the iconic BBC sci-fi series been dented by long night shoots, endless promotion and all the attention that comes with playing the Doctor?
Not a bit of it. When Digital Spy and other press recently sat down with Capaldi, we discovered that he's as big a fan of Doctor Who as ever - and here's the proof.
Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who's Christmas: 'It's festive and terrifying'
He wants classic monsters to make a comeback...
"I'd quite like the Axons to show up again, but done with our modern CGI and the make-up techniques that we now have available to us. I loved them - with the BAFTA award face, that then turned into the...
- 12/6/2014
- Digital Spy
From The Twilight Zone to Penny Dreadful, Doctor Who and more, Den Of Geek’s writers revisit the TV episodes that truly terrify them…
It’s Halloween! Icicles are glistening from window sills. Chestnuts are roasting on open fires. North Pole elves are… hang on, no. None of that nice, fluffy stuff is happening. At Halloween, demonic creatures hunt for flesh, monsters creep out of their graves, and TV does its level best to freak us all the hell out.
In the spirit of all that, we asked our writers to select and share the TV episodes, horror or otherwise, that have made them whimper with fear. Here they all are, 31 of them, because, well, at Halloween, we like things to add up to 31.
Note that this isn’t a Top 10, or a Best Of, nor is it listed in order of scariness. It’s a collection of the particular...
It’s Halloween! Icicles are glistening from window sills. Chestnuts are roasting on open fires. North Pole elves are… hang on, no. None of that nice, fluffy stuff is happening. At Halloween, demonic creatures hunt for flesh, monsters creep out of their graves, and TV does its level best to freak us all the hell out.
In the spirit of all that, we asked our writers to select and share the TV episodes, horror or otherwise, that have made them whimper with fear. Here they all are, 31 of them, because, well, at Halloween, we like things to add up to 31.
Note that this isn’t a Top 10, or a Best Of, nor is it listed in order of scariness. It’s a collection of the particular...
- 10/30/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
For many, including myself, Tom Baker’s Fourth is the Doctor, the definite article, you might say. And though his scarf, floppy hat & love of jelly babies have helped, there’s a long-forgotten musical facet to his appeal.
All but the most dedicated of Whovians might not even know it exists, until now. Even though it involves a group who’d become one of the biggest electronic/pop acts of the Eighties, the Human League’s 1981 instrumental ‘ Tom Baker’, released towards the end of the great man’s time in the Tardis, remains to most a relic of a band having regenerated its line-up and in the process of finding its sound, one which even they themselves appear to have quickly disowned.
Nonetheless, let’s delve deeper, with a few timely diversions, and hopefully in the process raise it from a B-side (first issued with the ‘Boys & Girls’ single) to an undisputed A!
All but the most dedicated of Whovians might not even know it exists, until now. Even though it involves a group who’d become one of the biggest electronic/pop acts of the Eighties, the Human League’s 1981 instrumental ‘ Tom Baker’, released towards the end of the great man’s time in the Tardis, remains to most a relic of a band having regenerated its line-up and in the process of finding its sound, one which even they themselves appear to have quickly disowned.
Nonetheless, let’s delve deeper, with a few timely diversions, and hopefully in the process raise it from a B-side (first issued with the ‘Boys & Girls’ single) to an undisputed A!
- 11/20/2013
- by Chris Morley
- Obsessed with Film
Digital Spy readers named David Tennant as Doctor Who's greatest ever Doctor - now, with just 10 weeks to go until the 50th anniversary, DS is embarking on a new quest... to list the top 10 Who stories of all time.
We kicked off proceedings last Monday with William Hartnell classic 'The Aztecs' - now we travel seven years forward in time, for one of Jon Pertwee's all-time greats...
9. The Daemons (1971) - Five episodes - written by Guy Leopold
Season eight of Doctor Who - Jon Pertwee's second year with the show - represented the BBC sci-fi drama's second major creative revamp in two years. Just four stories on from a switch to full colour and new Earthbound format, Who found itself rejigged once again in 1971, with producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks eager to push the show in a new direction.
Sweeping change is always a risk,...
We kicked off proceedings last Monday with William Hartnell classic 'The Aztecs' - now we travel seven years forward in time, for one of Jon Pertwee's all-time greats...
9. The Daemons (1971) - Five episodes - written by Guy Leopold
Season eight of Doctor Who - Jon Pertwee's second year with the show - represented the BBC sci-fi drama's second major creative revamp in two years. Just four stories on from a switch to full colour and new Earthbound format, Who found itself rejigged once again in 1971, with producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks eager to push the show in a new direction.
Sweeping change is always a risk,...
- 9/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Interview Louisa Mellor 3 Sep 2013 - 07:00
Philip Hinchcliffe, Doctor Who producer 1974 - 1977, chats about Tom Baker, villains, visual FX, companions, the 2005 revival, & more…
A week or so ago in a Brighton basement, Den of Geek attended a fun evening organised by the - aptly named, in this instance - arts and entertainment group, Space.
A regular Brighton-based event, Space regularly welcomes luminaries from the creative world to talk to its intimate group. Past guests have been from the world of film and television (Mark Gatiss, Toby Whithouse, Nicholas Roeg, David Morrissey, The Dark Knight trilogy and Inception visual effects artist Paul Franklin, Star Wars, Superman and Raiders of the Lost Ark production designer Norman Reynolds), literature (Ian Rankin), and music (William Orbit, Skunk Anansie’s Skin, Goldie).
There are two Q&As per event, and opportunities to ask questions in an informal, friendly and geeky atmosphere, making the nights well worth the £8 advance ticket price.
Philip Hinchcliffe, Doctor Who producer 1974 - 1977, chats about Tom Baker, villains, visual FX, companions, the 2005 revival, & more…
A week or so ago in a Brighton basement, Den of Geek attended a fun evening organised by the - aptly named, in this instance - arts and entertainment group, Space.
A regular Brighton-based event, Space regularly welcomes luminaries from the creative world to talk to its intimate group. Past guests have been from the world of film and television (Mark Gatiss, Toby Whithouse, Nicholas Roeg, David Morrissey, The Dark Knight trilogy and Inception visual effects artist Paul Franklin, Star Wars, Superman and Raiders of the Lost Ark production designer Norman Reynolds), literature (Ian Rankin), and music (William Orbit, Skunk Anansie’s Skin, Goldie).
There are two Q&As per event, and opportunities to ask questions in an informal, friendly and geeky atmosphere, making the nights well worth the £8 advance ticket price.
- 9/3/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Grindhouse Releasing has announced that Corruption will soon be available for the first time in the Us on Blu-ray and DVD. The late 60′s British horror Corruption, starring Peter Cushing, is set for an October release as part of a 2-disc set that comes with additional bonus features. The film features Cushing as a doctor who goes to extreme lengths to restore his wife’s beautiful face after she is left disfigured by burns:
“Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present the First-ever U.S. home video release of the wildest, sickest and sleaziest swinging-sixties British horror thriller -Corruption. The legendary Peter Cushing stars as a surgeon driven to murder and madness as he attempts to restore the beauty of his hideously disfigured fashion model wife. Co-starring Sue Lloyd and Hammer Horror beauty Kate O’Mara (The Vampire Lovers). This special edition contains shocking scenes of Gore and Nudity previously...
“Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present the First-ever U.S. home video release of the wildest, sickest and sleaziest swinging-sixties British horror thriller -Corruption. The legendary Peter Cushing stars as a surgeon driven to murder and madness as he attempts to restore the beauty of his hideously disfigured fashion model wife. Co-starring Sue Lloyd and Hammer Horror beauty Kate O’Mara (The Vampire Lovers). This special edition contains shocking scenes of Gore and Nudity previously...
- 8/6/2013
- by Jemma George
- DailyDead
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Hammer’s massive global restoration project has yielded some impressive offerings but their latest project may be their most important. Terence Fisher’s 1958 classic Dracula is now fully restored in High Definition and is available on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time.
The plot is simple. Jonathan Harker takes employment with Count Dracula, in the guise of a librarian for his vast library. Harker is actually a vampire hunter on a mission to kill Dracula. However, when he is bested and becomes one of the walking dead himself, Dracula targets those closest to him. Dr. Van Helsing is tasked to defeat Dracula once and for all. This sets in motion a battle against time to find the lair of the evil Count before it is too late.
This three disc set by Lionsgate includes two versions on the Blu-ray disc of the feature: the 2007 British...
Hammer’s massive global restoration project has yielded some impressive offerings but their latest project may be their most important. Terence Fisher’s 1958 classic Dracula is now fully restored in High Definition and is available on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time.
The plot is simple. Jonathan Harker takes employment with Count Dracula, in the guise of a librarian for his vast library. Harker is actually a vampire hunter on a mission to kill Dracula. However, when he is bested and becomes one of the walking dead himself, Dracula targets those closest to him. Dr. Van Helsing is tasked to defeat Dracula once and for all. This sets in motion a battle against time to find the lair of the evil Count before it is too late.
This three disc set by Lionsgate includes two versions on the Blu-ray disc of the feature: the 2007 British...
- 3/21/2013
- by Darragh O'Connor
- Obsessed with Film
Hammer have pleased Horror fans and B-cinema lovers everywhere by releasing their classic horror library on Blu-Ray. This massive global restoration project was a major financial undertaking for Hammer and its partner, Studio Canal. After a horde of such releases, the 1958 classic Dracula has been dutifully restored on this beautiful format, and is set for release March 18th, 2013. In addition to this title, Hammer also expects to roll out a few more titles later this year. This restoration will also include unearthed footage and restored deleted footage, including a more graphic and gory version of Dracula formally deemed “too erotic” by censors of the era.
Marcus Hearn, expert historian and author of The Hammer Vault and who was heavily involved with this process, was kind enough to give up his time to briefly touch on his personal history with Hammer, the new generation of Hammer films, the actually restoring Dracula,...
Marcus Hearn, expert historian and author of The Hammer Vault and who was heavily involved with this process, was kind enough to give up his time to briefly touch on his personal history with Hammer, the new generation of Hammer films, the actually restoring Dracula,...
- 2/21/2013
- by Darragh O'Connor
- Obsessed with Film
Hammer Studios holds a special place in my heart based on my horror upbringing. My father’s love of the gothic horror films from the classic British studio certainly made an impact on me. At the time, I was more interested in reading the most recent Goosebumps book or catching the new episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? or Tales From the Crypt than watching the more “boring” horror films. My attention level for the classics was always waning as the characters seemed stiff in their period piece garb and the stories moved slower than to my liking. However, I was always captivated whenever the monster was onscreen. Whether it was the voodoo controlled zombies of The Plague of the Zombies or Oliver Reed’s brooding creature in The Curse of the Werewolf, I instantly was held captive by the films when the monsters terrorized my television screen.
- 8/24/2012
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
The "Hammer Horror" on the cover of the new 49th issue of Cinema Scope refers to Kill List, "which strikes me as the key horror movie of the new century so far," writes Adam Nayman, introducing his interview with director Ben Wheatley. Before moving on to the rest of the issue, let me note that Marcus Hearn has a relatively new book out about the original Hammer, The Hammer Vault: Treasures From the Archive of Hammer Films and Kimberly Lindbergs talks with him about it for Movie Morlocks. It's one of her favorite film-related books of the year and, at the Playlist, Drew Taylor gives it an "A."
But back to Cinema Scope. Olivier Père talks with William Friedkin about Killer Joe and, in something of a coup, Jp Sniadecki scores an interview with Ai Weiwei: "He is not officially allowed to give interviews, nor to produce any films,...
But back to Cinema Scope. Olivier Père talks with William Friedkin about Killer Joe and, in something of a coup, Jp Sniadecki scores an interview with Ai Weiwei: "He is not officially allowed to give interviews, nor to produce any films,...
- 12/23/2011
- MUBI
He was born in Australia, but worked mostly in England. Don Sharp directed several Hammer Horror films including Kiss Of The Vampire, one of the best and most unusual. Sharp directed Christopher Lee in six films including Rasputin The Mad Monk and two .60s Fu Manchu movies. His bizarre biker/zombie hybrid Psychomania was way ahead of its time and with Curse Of The Fly he showed himself to be a master of making the best with low-budget conditions of work, hiding his monsters in the shadows and employing atmosphere and music to create effective horror. Sharp also worked on British television, directing several episodes from The Avengers. Don Sharp died Sunday December 18th at age 89.
From the tribute by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn at the official Hammer website:
Don Sharp had never seen a horror film before producer Anthony Hinds screened a selection for him at Hammer House in...
From the tribute by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn at the official Hammer website:
Don Sharp had never seen a horror film before producer Anthony Hinds screened a selection for him at Hammer House in...
- 12/23/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Titan Books has published Marcus Hearn’s third impressive hardback coffee table book on Hammer Horror and it’s a real dream not just for fans of the great British studio but for connoisseurs of the art of the movie poster. The team which produced “The Hammer Story” and “Hammer Glamor” has now come out with “The Art of Hammer“, a fantastic illustrated collection and history of Hammer film posters. Raquel Welch in her fur bikini against a backdrop of dinosaurs may be the most famous Hammer film poster (at least in the U.S.) but this book showcases over 300 posters from all over the world, all in color, pulled from private collections and the studio’s archives. Hearn has done a fantastic job assembling these sumptuous images. Some get the full-page treatment and some are accompanied by informative notes and trivia (the Danish Brides Of Dracula poster is the...
- 12/28/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Festive greetings once more! It gives me great pleasure to present the second part of our inaugural Obsessed With Film Christmas Gift Guide for your consideration, which once again is a sizeable article, but a veritable feast of recommendations it is too!
Again we must proffer our hearty thanks to all of the PR contacts and the retailers (this time in the shape of Forbidden Planet, Truffle Shuffle, Last Exit To Nowhere and Shot Dead In The Head) who helped us secure some of their choice products to give away to our lucky readers.
The list is made up of Simon and myself’s personal geek interests and love of things we hope our girlfriend’s or extended families might have bought us, and most of the time they are things we own and have consumed at first hand. The majority of the links will be directed to the U.
Again we must proffer our hearty thanks to all of the PR contacts and the retailers (this time in the shape of Forbidden Planet, Truffle Shuffle, Last Exit To Nowhere and Shot Dead In The Head) who helped us secure some of their choice products to give away to our lucky readers.
The list is made up of Simon and myself’s personal geek interests and love of things we hope our girlfriend’s or extended families might have bought us, and most of the time they are things we own and have consumed at first hand. The majority of the links will be directed to the U.
- 12/9/2010
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Bwa-ha-ha-haaaaahhh!!! Writing this review for State Of Decay in Autumn is highly appropriate, since October's traditionally linked with gothic chills and vampire thrills.
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
- 12/8/2010
- Shadowlocked
Bwa-ha-ha-haaaaahhh!!! Writing this review for State Of Decay in Autumn is highly appropriate, since October's traditionally linked with gothic chills and vampire thrills.
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
- 12/8/2010
- Shadowlocked
Bwa-ha-ha-haaaaahhh!!! Writing this review for State Of Decay in Autumn is highly appropriate, since October's traditionally linked with gothic chills and vampire thrills.
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
- 12/8/2010
- Shadowlocked
Bwa-ha-ha-haaaaahhh!!! Writing this review for State Of Decay in Autumn is highly appropriate, since October's traditionally linked with gothic chills and vampire thrills.
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
And State Of Decay is very much a thrill-a-minute gothic horror tale, which managed to both look to the old Hammer Horror movies for inspiration and pre-empt some of the future vampire TV programmes like Buffy, True Blood and Who's very own Vampires Of Venice. In fact, Vampires Of Venice could have learnt a trick or two here, since its 1980 stablemate is far more atmospheric and creepier. New director Peter Moffatt starts his Who career in cracking style, and adds a big dollop of gothic flavour to the script from returning fan favourite Terrance Dicks.
Behind the scenes though, Uncle Terrance's script had had quite a turbulent ride. It was originally commissioned as the Season 15 opener, at least until the BBC adaptation of Count Dracula aired. Now languishing in a dusty pile,...
- 12/8/2010
- Shadowlocked
It’s easily done. You tape The Godfather off the telly, think everything will record Ok, but when you come to play it back, you find that the last 30 minutes have recorded Spice World: The Movie by mistake.
From quality to gibberish in the blink of an eye. But this isn’t just the prerogative of a wonky Vcr; Doctor Who sometimes falls foul of this curse. Great stories are let down by a sub-par final part. The Hand Of Fear is a notable offender. Some say Pyramids Of Mars part four isn’t quite in the same league as the other three parts. But when it comes to howling disappointment, The Stones Of Blood nabs the prize.
It’s a crying shame that the final instalment of The Stones Of Blood dips drastically, since the first three are some of the best ever in Doctor Who. It’s a...
From quality to gibberish in the blink of an eye. But this isn’t just the prerogative of a wonky Vcr; Doctor Who sometimes falls foul of this curse. Great stories are let down by a sub-par final part. The Hand Of Fear is a notable offender. Some say Pyramids Of Mars part four isn’t quite in the same league as the other three parts. But when it comes to howling disappointment, The Stones Of Blood nabs the prize.
It’s a crying shame that the final instalment of The Stones Of Blood dips drastically, since the first three are some of the best ever in Doctor Who. It’s a...
- 11/8/2010
- Shadowlocked
The Art Of Hammer
Written by Marcus Hearn | Released by Titan Books
Released in time to coincide with Hammer return to the big screen with Let Me In, The Art of Hammer is a gorgeous coffee table book, annotated by Marcus Hearn, that takes a look at Hammer’s movie posters over the years – a massive three decades of design, from 1950 through to 1979. The Art of Hammer is the first ever collection of Hammer film posters – with almost 300 examples crammed into one huge 190+ page hardback book that deserves a place in any film fans collection.
Surprisingly, The Art of Hammer isn’t just jam-packed with variation upon variation of the classic Hammer Horror movie posters – Dracula, Frankenstein et al, the book actually runs the entire gamut of Hammer’s output – thrillers, horror, exploitation, bawdy comedies and more! And whilst the genres may change, there still something very “Hammer” about each...
Written by Marcus Hearn | Released by Titan Books
Released in time to coincide with Hammer return to the big screen with Let Me In, The Art of Hammer is a gorgeous coffee table book, annotated by Marcus Hearn, that takes a look at Hammer’s movie posters over the years – a massive three decades of design, from 1950 through to 1979. The Art of Hammer is the first ever collection of Hammer film posters – with almost 300 examples crammed into one huge 190+ page hardback book that deserves a place in any film fans collection.
Surprisingly, The Art of Hammer isn’t just jam-packed with variation upon variation of the classic Hammer Horror movie posters – Dracula, Frankenstein et al, the book actually runs the entire gamut of Hammer’s output – thrillers, horror, exploitation, bawdy comedies and more! And whilst the genres may change, there still something very “Hammer” about each...
- 11/3/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
One thing I particularly enjoy about the sensibilities of new Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat is his love of classic gothic horror. The last time that Doctor Who was as creepy as Moffat seems intent on making series five was during the early days of Tom Baker in the mid-1970s, when Hammer Horror and the supernatural were often controversially inserted into Who storylines (such as The Brain Of Morbius, a Frankenstein-based tale).
Moffat's creepiest contribution to Who's vast canon of monsters are, of course, the 'quantum-locked' weeping angels, the stealthy stone demons which return in tonight's episodeThe Time Of Angels, a story concluding with next week's Flesh And Stone. These Moffat-creations first appeared in season 3's Blink, a doctor-lite episode which introduced Sally Sparrow (Carey Mulligan, who no doubt refused a much-requested stint as a Who assistant to pursue her burgeoning film career) and resulted in one of the...
Moffat's creepiest contribution to Who's vast canon of monsters are, of course, the 'quantum-locked' weeping angels, the stealthy stone demons which return in tonight's episodeThe Time Of Angels, a story concluding with next week's Flesh And Stone. These Moffat-creations first appeared in season 3's Blink, a doctor-lite episode which introduced Sally Sparrow (Carey Mulligan, who no doubt refused a much-requested stint as a Who assistant to pursue her burgeoning film career) and resulted in one of the...
- 4/24/2010
- by admin@shadowlocked.com (Leo Porter)
- Shadowlocked
Warner Brothers is set to “release the kraken” this Friday, April 2… so, Wamg is set to release the Movie Geeks, wielding their swords of cinematic heroism to establish the most epic Top Ten list of Mythological Masterpieces… ever! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is devoted to the great Greek mythological stories of heroes, gods and monsters.
10. Hercules (1997)
You know why this movie is on this list? It’s not because it was Disney’s last, great, hand-drawn, animated film of the ’90s. It wasn’t. The film’s not great, but you have to hand it to whatever genius decided the perfect voice for Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, would be James Woods. Best. Voice casting. Ever. Rip Torn voicing Zeus? Another stroke of genius. This was also probably the first time many kids born in the early ’90s became privy to the voice of Charlton Heston, who does the narration.
10. Hercules (1997)
You know why this movie is on this list? It’s not because it was Disney’s last, great, hand-drawn, animated film of the ’90s. It wasn’t. The film’s not great, but you have to hand it to whatever genius decided the perfect voice for Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, would be James Woods. Best. Voice casting. Ever. Rip Torn voicing Zeus? Another stroke of genius. This was also probably the first time many kids born in the early ’90s became privy to the voice of Charlton Heston, who does the narration.
- 3/30/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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